Sacco's Lament
The prison bars sit at my face
They say I’m a huge disgrace
I won’t last just one more day
Feels just like moths to a flame
They say that I’m the enemy
When all I want is to be free
Tears are flooding from my eyes
Where have you gone, my stunning light?
Wish I could last just one more day
I can’t suffer Sacco’s fate
You are my Vanzetti, babe
But I can’t handle all this hate
They scream “Burn her at the stake!”
But I can’t handle all this hate
I can’t suffer Sacco’s fate
Those angel wings, I watch them fade
As the judge tells me my fate
He sits down, he seems unfazed
Though these might be my final days
As my posters flood the town
The guards don’t make a single sound
Even when I wanna scream
They say not to make a scene
They say I have my evil ways
But I can’t handle all this hate
I can’t suffer Sacco’s fate
And his spirit floats down to me
In my nightmares, in my dreams
On his lips I hear a prayer
And a soft kiss on my hair
And even as this rope feels tight
I know I’ll meet him tonight
As my body starts to swing
Onto this hope I will cling
They scream “Just let her go!”
But what they just don’t know
Sacco will take care of me
When this Earth sets me free
Despite all of this hate
I met Sacco’s fate
Vanzetti’s got me too
They’ll carry me through
Heaven’s golden gates
Where I’ll meet my true fate
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